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Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Object ID
AUG 1825 F006 MC
Date Range
1825/08
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Admin/Biographical History
The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
Date Range
1825/08
Year
1825
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0004
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1825 F006 MC
Box Number
004
Additional Notes
Request for document to receive city seal.
[July] 1825.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 99-00 [0101]
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Object ID
JAN 1824 F019 MC
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Admin/Biographical History
The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
Year
1824
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0003
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1824 F019 MC
Box Number
003
Additional Notes
Request for books L and MM.
No date; found with other Mayor's Court documents, dated 1824-1825.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 99-00 [0101]
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Object ID
JAN 1824 F020 MC
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Admin/Biographical History
The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
Year
1824
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0003
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1824 F020 MC
Box Number
003
Additional Notes
Request for book No. 12.
No date; found with other Mayor's Court documents, dated 1824-1825.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 99-00 [0101]
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Object ID
JAN 1824 F021 MC
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Admin/Biographical History
The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
Year
1824
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0003
People
Stambaugh, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1824 F021 MC
Box Number
003
Additional Notes
Note that William Stambaugh served recognizances of the court.
No date; found with other Mayor's Court documents, dated 1824-1825.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 99-00 [0101]
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Object ID
AUG 1824 F034 MC
Date Range
1824/08
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Admin/Biographical History
The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
Date Range
1824/08
Year
1824
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0003
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1824 F034 MC
Box Number
003
Additional Notes
Note that books will not be given out without a court order.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 99-00 [0101]
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Object ID
NOV 1824 F031 MC
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Admin/Biographical History
The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
Year
1824
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0004
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1824 F031 MC
Box Number
004
Additional Notes
Request for record book No. 17.
[Oct] 1824.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 99-00 [0101]
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Object ID
NOV 1824 F032 MC
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Admin/Biographical History
The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
Year
1824
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0004
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1824 F032 MC
Box Number
004
Additional Notes
Request to read back No. 23
[Dec] 1824.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 99-00 [0101]
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1808 F001 QS
Date Range
1808/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1808/08
Year
1808
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1808 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance cover for August term.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1808 F002 QS
Date Range
1808/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1808/08
Year
1808
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Bob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Persons of color
Charge: burglary
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1808 F002 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Oyer and Terminer Court.
Prosecutor's acknowledgment of having recorded restitution.
Defendant indicted for burglary.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1808 F003 QS
Date Range
1808/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1808/08
Year
1808
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Jury lists
Jurors
Lists
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1808 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Jury lists.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1808 F004 QS
Date Range
1808/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1808/08
Year
1808
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Lists
Constables
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1808 F004 QS
Additional Notes
List of Constables.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1808 F005 QS
Date Range
1808/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1808/08
Year
1808
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Venire facias
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1808 F005 QS
Additional Notes
Venire facias.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1808 F006 QS
Date Range
1808/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1808/08
Year
1808
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Graves, Elinor
Scott, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Order for removal
Orders
Examinations
Rapho Twp.
Indentures
Ireland
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1808 F006 QS
Additional Notes
Order of relief.
Order of removal.
Examination of Elinor Graves, saying she served two or three years with Samuel Scott in Rapho Twp. for her passage from Ireland.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1808 F007 QS
Date Range
1808/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1808/08
Year
1808
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Reed, Unity
Patterson, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Grand Inquests
Charge: tippling house
Recognizance
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1808 F007 QS
Additional Notes
Grand Inquest, for keeping a tippling house.
Recognizance.
Additional name: John Patterson.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1808 F008 QS
Date Range
1808/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1808/08
Year
1808
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Dady, John
Bergenheimer, William
Stevenson, John
Weitzel, Adam
Kleas, Peter
McKeeve, Charles
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Orders
Recognizance
Charge: arson
Charge: forgery
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1808 F008 QS
Additional Notes
Order for a nolle prosequi on the indictment for forgery.
Recognizance of William Bergenheimer, defendant charged with arson.
Recognizance.
Additional names: John Stevenson, Adam Weitzel, Peter Kleas, Charles McKeeve.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1808 F009 QS
Date Range
1808/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1808/08
Year
1808
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Dolby, Julia
Montgomery, Sally
Moody, James
Davis, Nelly
McClean, Elizabeth
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: larceny
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1808 F009 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, charged with larceny by Sally Montgomery, African-American.
Additional names: James Moody, Nelly Davis, Elizabeth McClean.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1808 F010 QS
Date Range
1808/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1808/08
Year
1808
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Frederick, George
Miller, Daniel
Williamson, James
Rambo, Ezekiel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1808 F010 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance of Daniel Miller, James Williamson, Ezekiel Rambo to testify.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1808 F011 QS
Date Range
1808/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1808/08
Year
1808
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
McGivern, Biddy
Weily, Ann
Porter, John
Key, William
Porter, Mrs.
Martin, Alexander
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1808 F011 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Ann Weily.
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery.
Additional names: John Porter, William Key, Mrs. Porter, Alexander Martin.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1808 F012 QS
Date Range
1808/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1808/08
Year
1808
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Merklein, Henry
Montfort, Charles
Dady, John
Haines, Daniel
McKeeve, Charles
Kintzel, George
Merkle, Daniel
Konigmacher, Abraham
Root, John
Bricker, Jacob
Leed, George
Schlott, Frederick
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: counterfeiting
Charge: forgery
Depositions
Summons
Drawings
Bank notes
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1808 F012 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Charles Montfort.
Bank note.
Drawing of plot of land or creek.
Recognizance, for counterfeiting and forging banknotes.
Recognizance for Charles Montfort for charged with aiding and assisting Henry Merklein in forging bank notes.
Depositions of John Dady, George Kintzel, Charles Montfort, Henry Merklein, Adam Konigmacher, John Ruth, Jacob Bricker, George Leed, Frederick Schlott.
Summons for Charles McKeeve.
Additional names: John Dady, Daniel Haines, Charles McKeeve, George Kintzel, Daniel Merkle, Abraham Konigmacher, John Root, Jacob Bricker, George Leed, Frederick Schlott.
11 items, 11 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1808 F013 QS
Date Range
1808/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1808/08
Year
1808
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Prosser, John
Prosser, Marcia
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Complaints
Maintenance
Order for maintenance
Orders
Directors of the Poor and House of Employment
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1808 F013 QS
Additional Notes
Complaint made by Marcia Prosser for maintenance.
Order from the Directors of the Poor and House of Employment.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail

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